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geekhack Marketplace => Classifieds => Topic started by: fohat.digs on Tue, 18 December 2012, 16:08:48
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Here is a keyboard that I plan to sell on ebay shortly, but wanted to offer it here first in case anybody is interested:
USB adapted, IBM Model F 122-key terminal keyboard modified to resemble a standard ANSI layout as closely as possible.
You are probably already familiar with this item and understand that this is a unique keyboard. Terminal keyboards are not generally compatible with modern personal computers, so this item has a “Teensy” circuit board, installed internally, to allow standard USB connectivity with almost any modern computer. Thanks go to “Soarer” for making the “Soarer’s Converter” possible.
The keys can be easily remapped, and if you want me to set them up in any particular way for you, I will be glad to do that. For example, there are 12 additional function keys, 13-24, which you will probably want to turn into macros or media hot keys. I will supply a CDR with information on how to do these things.
I disassembled the keyboard for a thorough cleaning and adjusted the switching, so that the “Enter”, “Shift” and “Backslash\” keys resemble the ANSI layout rather than the ISO-like layout of the standard terminals. I also did a “bolt modification” to replace the “sliding fit” tabs so that future changes and adjustments will be easier to accomplish. If you have taken a Model F apart, you know what I am talking about.
Almost all of these cases have damage, and this one was no exception. I repaired the case with epoxy and used vinyl dye (instead of paint) to color it dark gray instead of the original beige. Included are close-up, detailed photos of the lower front corners showing the repairs. They are good but not perfect.
This was one of my own personal keyboards, and I have used it for many enjoyable hours. It works perfectly, and these most magnificent of IBM buckling spring keyboards have lifetimes measured in decades. However, I will guarantee that it is not DOA, but am selling it as-is.
These are extremely large, heavy keyboards, and if you have never lifted one, let me just say that the Model M is the lightweight “baby brother” in comparison. These keyboards weigh over 8 pounds (3.75 kg) and cost $350+ in 1984 dollars - the Model M was designed as a cost–cutting replacement for the Model F.
Price $120 + shipping via USPS Priority Mail, that is $16 domestic and $58 international. Sorry, I don't have any control over shipping.
Send me a Private Message, the first person to drop the cash into my Paypal account gets it.
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I have a Model F AT and 1 XT but this is a really sweet monster!
Sorry for international shipping cost.
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Man that is awesome. If I had room on my desk...
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Bump for a fellow ibm enthusiast. Why are you selling?
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Thanks for the bump, but I only listed it an hour ago!
I am selling it because I have 3 and I need some Christmas money.
I have been debating with myself about how many layers of backup I need, and a member over at DT made me a great offer after seeing my wiki, then backed down (well, I suppose he did, he stopped corresponding with me several days ago without explanation).
This thing is bad-ass and I have saved somebody a lot of time and effort at the workbench.
For many Geekhackers, the "project" and the time at the workbench seems to be part of the fun, but I am sure that there are people here who are uncomfortable with a drill or a soldering iron. For them, this is an extraordinary opportunity to get something that is not available on the "open market" very often.
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It's being offered a great price too. I'd snag it up if I was in need of an extra IBM.
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The shipping fee.... :(
GLWS!
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Neo.X I presume that you are outside of the US.
I am using the large Flat Rate Priority Mail box sponsored by the US Post Office, which ships anywhere domestic for $16 and anywhere else for $58. They once delivered a keyboard for me from Georgia to Alaska in under 72 hours! (I hope you appreciated it, thinkpad-lover!)
Not very many years ago, I filled up the gas tank of my car for $20 and drove around wherever I wanted, in town, for a week.
Today, living in the metro Atlanta, Georgia area, I calculate every trip, even across town, and think "I suppose that this will be $3 in gasoline, each way" before I go.
So, shipping a behemoth keyboard to Australia for $58 seems like a bargain, in comparison.
If you don't like it, make the Chinese stop adding 10K cars - per day - to the planet's roads!
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I am in Canada, the gas price here is even higher than in US.